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Heuer. A rare stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch
Lot 6 HEUER
Autavia Ref 2446



The Property of an Important Private Collector

Heuer. A rare stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch

Signed Autavia, Heuer, Ref. 2446C, case no. 129’676, circa 1968

Closed14 May 2018

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CHF 15,000

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Heuer. A rare stainless steel automatic chronograph wristwatch
Signed Autavia, Heuer, Ref. 2446C, case no. 129’676, circa 1968
Movement: Cal. 72, manual jeweled, signed
Dial: signed
Case: snap on back, 40 mm. diam., signed
With: Tag Heuer travelling case

Specialist note

The reference 2446C was launched in 1968. The “C” designation stands for compression case, which all had snap on case backs. They were designed to improve the water-resistance and featured a larger case than its predecessors. The lugs are distinctive and thick, with bevels that are sensitive to any form of polishing.

Consigned by its original owner, the present example features a Tachymeter “tooth” bezel and is in exceptionally well-preseved overall condition.